English grammar

Introduction

English grammar is a set of rules that explains how you use the English language. It is a set of instructions that explains how to form sentences, questions, express events that occurred in the past, present, and future, and provides the expressions for other forms of communication.

English grammar also defines parts of speech. Parts of speech define words. They tell us whether a word is a verb, noun, adjective, adverb, and so on.

Parts of Speech Overview

This section provides definitions for the different parts of speech. Each part is explained in detail in a later section.

• Verbs
• Nouns
• Pronouns
• Adverbs
• Adjectives
• Prepositions
• Conjunctions

Verb Tenses

• Simple Tense*
• Simple Present Tense
• Simple Past Tense
• Simple Future Tense

Continuous/Progressive Tenses

• Present Continuous/Progressive Tense
• Past Continuous/Progressive Tense
• Future Continuous/Progressive Tense